When six-year-old Casey Dyck sang O Canada to open the Jan 28 Vancouver Giants home game against Kelowna at the Langley Events Centre, it was an 害羞草研究所渁w害羞草研究所� moment.

With his mom, Whitney standing next to him, a confident Casey sang the anthem while wearing a Giants jersey, ending to thunderous applause and cheering.

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Giants vice-president Dale Saip, Casey害羞草研究所檚 grandfather, said it happened because Casey害羞草研究所檚 mom 害羞草研究所� and uncle Gatlin Saip 害羞草研究所� often sing the anthem at hockey games, including the Giants and Canucks.

Casey, a passionate hockey fan, had been lobbying his 害羞草研究所淧apa,害羞草研究所� Saip, to skate with the Giants team.

Papa replied that Casey would have to sing the national anthem at a Giants game first.

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Whitney said on the way to the game at the Langley Events Centre, she assured Casey he didn害羞草研究所檛 have to be nervous because she would be there with him, and she would have a microphone, just in case.

He told her not to sing.

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Casey was a 害羞草研究所渓ittle disapointed害羞草研究所� that it wasn害羞草研究所檛 a full crowd (because of pandemic restrictions), she added.

For the youngster, it was his second moment in the proverbial limelight.

There is another story about Casey, whose name means 害羞草研究所渂rave and vigilant.害羞草研究所� It害羞草研究所檚 about a child who nearly died, then made a miraculous recovery.

In 2016, Casey, a happy-go-lucky newborn, developed a slight temperature and was uncharacteristically fussy.

Whitney and dad Dave took him from their home in Tsawwassen to Richmond General Hospital, where Casey was diagnosed with a respiratory virus.

Casey害羞草研究所檚 condition was worsening, and as he was being prepared for transport to BC Children害羞草研究所檚 Hospital in Vancouver, he stopped breathing and went into cardiac arrest.

A 害羞草研究所渃ode blue害羞草研究所� emergency warning sounded.

害羞草研究所淗e was just as white as a ghost,害羞草研究所� Dave recalled,

It took 45 to 50 minutes to bring Casey back.

from on .

Casey would spend 26 days in the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit at BC Children害羞草研究所檚 Hospital, where a specialized infant ventilator kept his tiny lungs inflated and allowed them to heal.

Seventy-two hours after the code blue, there was some good news.

A CT scan found no abnormality in Casey害羞草研究所檚 brain function.

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Casey went to be a 害羞草研究所減oster child害羞草研究所� for the hospitals that helped save him, and today is a thriving, rambunctious kid, who walked early, talked early, and goes at life 害羞草研究所渇ull-on,害羞草研究所� according to his mom.

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For the record, Casey害羞草研究所檚 older brother, Jameson, has a wonderful singing voice, but so far isn害羞草研究所檛 interested in performing in front of a crowd.

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